4789 E. Wesley Drive, Anaheim CA 92807
(714) 779-8677 • Fax (714) 779-2902
Racing Beat’s sales and administrative functions are conducted our 13,000-sq. ft. building located on E. Wesley Drive. This building was purchased in 1996 to handle our ever-expanding inventory and office requirements. This building contains our showroom, sales and administrative staff.
Our original building, located on Hancock Street, contains all production, research & design, engine-dyno facilities, and project/race vehicle development. This building contains a machine complete shop with extensive metal fabrication capabilities. Racing Beat welders have access to MIG, TIG and Heli-arc welding equipment depending on the specific application.
An overview of the production facilities highlights the engine dyno room, welding stations, machine shop and special project work areas. Selected Racing Beat exhaust systems, headers, presilencers, and Style Bars are assembled and welding in these areas.
Racing Beat Founders
Takayuki Oku & Jim Mederer
Jim Mederer
2001 3-Rotor Race Engine
Download an expanded copy of the Racing Beat History in a PDF Format (900K).
The following is an abbreviated list of Racing Beat special projects:
YEAR
PROJECT
1977 NHRA RX-3 – Drag racing project car – class record holder
1978 Bonneville RX-7 – 1st Generation RX-7, boosted class speed record from 167 to 184 MPH
1979-80 IMSA GTU RX-7 – GTU Overall Champion, 1st and 2nd in GTU class
1982 Developed single rotor engine for NASA
1983 IMSA GTO RX-7 – Winner 24 Hours of Daytona and Mosport races, GTO class
1984 IMSA GTP – Developed engines for BF Goodrich GTP car and Jim Russell Mazda Pro Series.
1985 Developed engines for Mickey Thompson off-road series. Developed 4-rotor engine.
1986 Bonneville RX-7 – 2nd Generation RX-7, boosted speed record from 210 to 238 MPH.
1987 Developed RX-7 convertible. Car & Driver cover story.
1990 Rotary Pickup truck for Hot Rod Magazine feature article. Introduced Miata product line.
1993 Bonneville RX-7 – 3rd generation RX-7 – while attempting record run, car overturns at approx. 220 MPH. Damage is only moderate, we will return!
1994 Racing Beat Miata sets Motor Trend Magazines all time slalom record – 73.6 MPH. Bonneville event rained out.
1995 Bonneville RX-7 – Back in Black RX-7 boosts land speed record to 241 MPH.
1996 Introduced RSR Exhaust and Suspension Spring product line for Japanese imports.
1997 Purchased new building – rebuild and remodel offices.
1998 Engineered 3-rotor, single turbo drag racing engine producing 700 HP @ 8700 RPM. - Developed performance products for 1999 Miata.
1999 Developed 3-rotor single turbo aviation engine producing 900 HP @ 6750 RPM. Racing Beat Miata sets all time Sport Compact Car Magazine skidpad record - (1.1g) and slalom record (70.6 MPH).
2000 Contributed to the research and development of the Mazda Performance Series (MPS) Protege MP3. Joint effort with Mazda North American and Racing Beat. Protege MP3 sets Sport Compact Car Magazine front-wheel drive slalom record - 68.4 MPH. Racing Beat was selected as the OEM supplier of performance mufflers for the MP3 project.
2002 Continuing the development of products for the 2001 Miata. Contributed to the development of two special project Miatas at the request of Mazda Corporation. Introduction of performance parts for the Protege product line.

Continued development on the 2003 & 2003.5 MazdaSpeed Protege with Mazda USA. Racing Beat was selected as the OEM supplier of performance mufflers for the Mazdaspeed Protege project.
2003-04 Undertook extensive development work on the RX-8. Assisted with Mazda North America Operations on several RX-8 pre-release projects.
2005 Introduced the REVi Intake and exhaust components for the RX-8. Initiated work on products for the Mazda3 and Mazda6 applications.
2006 Developed a ECU reflash program for the RX-8 application. Completed work on the Racing Beat aluminum side housings.
2007 Built a peripheral-port 20B 3-rotor engine for Mazda USA which was incorporated into the Furai concept race vehicle and later debuted at the Detroit Autoshow.